Hair-drying hood



1930- w. A. GUNTER ET AL 1,784,139

HAIR DRYING HOOD Filed June 12, 19 28 2 Sheets-Sheet l INVENTORS 1930- w. A. GUNTER ET AL 1,784,139

HAIR DRYING HOOD Filed June 12, 1928 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 11v VEN T0188 A TTORNE V Patented Dec. 9, 1930 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE WALTER A. GUNTER AND CHARLES E. GRIFSSER, OF BALTIMORE, MARYLAND, AS-

SIGNORS TO EUGENE LTD, A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK HAIR-DRYING HOOD Application filed June 12,

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in hair drying hoods, and has for its particular object the provision of a hood adapted to be located about the head of a person for the purpose of easily and quickly drying the hair in a very eflicient manner.

A further object of this invention is the provision of a hood or mask provided with an air passage and communicating air openings having deflectors so that the air from the mask or hood may escape therefrom and be directed upwardly through the hair to thoroughly and quickly dry the same.

A further object of this invention is the provision of a drying hood equipped with moisture and air outlets, and a means whereby the air may be expelled from the hood through the hair of a person, said air and moisture escaping out through the outlets in said hood, which action permits a thorough and quick drying of the hair.

A further object of this invention is the provision of a drying hood embodying a head encircling structure, means for forcing air through said structure and means formed in the interior of saidv structure whereby said air will be deflected and carried upwardly through the hair for quickly and easily drying the same.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists in certain novel features, combination and arrangement of parts as will be hereinafter more fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and

claimed.

In the drawings,

Figure 1 is a side elevational view of our improved drying hood, as made in accordance with this invention;

Figure 2 is a front elevational view of the dr ing hood;

igure 3 is a transverse sectional view,

,taken on the line 3-3 of Figure 1;

Figure 4 is a vertical longitudinal sectional view, taken on the line 4--4 of Figure 5; and,

Figure 5 is a top plan view of the drying hood Referring-to the drawings, the numeral 5 1928. Serial No. 284,814.

spaced openings 8, which are formed by striking from this wall, flanges 9, deflecting the same outwardly and upwardly, as illustrated in Figures 2 and 4, and said outwardly extending portions 9 constituting air deflectors.

The space between the walls 6 and 7 constitutes an air passage 10 to convey the air from an exterior source to and through the openings 8, for the purpose of drying hair on the head of a person located within the hood 5.

The top of the hood 5 is provided with suitable outlet openings 11, which extend through both of the walls 6 and 7, respectively, and communicate the interior of the hood with the outside atmosphere,-and these openings 11 are provided with suitable annular flanges 12, in which are arranged suitable dampers 13,

whereby said openings 11 may be held in open or closed position for the purpose of permitting the air to escape from said hood or retaining it therein.

The air passage 10, has communicating therewith, an air feed pipe 14, and this pipe is connected to the outer wall 6 of the hood 5, as at 15, and its free'end is associated with a suitable air source or air supply source 16, it being understood that this air can be'either heated or in its natural state.

The air supply source 16 and conveying pipe 14 are supported by a suitable bracket 17, which bracket is also connected to the hood .5 through the medium of the supports 18. V

invention is the provision of the hood having the spaced walls 6 and 7 defining an air passage 10, which is in communication, by virtue of the feed pipe 14, with the air su ply source 16, and as the air is fed from the eed pipe 14 to the air passage 10, it is conveyed down= wardly to the openings 8 and it is deflected upwardly and outwardly therefrom by means of the flanges 9, and the ascending of said air, by virtue of these flanges 9, directs it upwardly through the hair of a person A, said air conveying the moisture out through the openings 11, which operation permits the hair to be quickly and thoroughly dried.

The provision of the dampers is primarily for the purpose of either closing the hood when all the moisture is out of the hair, or opening said dampers to permit the moisture and air to escape in the initial drying action. It will also be obvious that the hood may be used for removing the moisture from the to and communicating wit hair in an efiicient manner by causing the air to flow into the hood through the openings when the dampers in the outlets are closed. The currents of air thus produced meet below the center of the crown of the hood, and having no other passageifor escape, are deflected downward onto the head of the person being treated, and are thereby caused to pass through the hair and go out between the persons head and the lower margins of the hood.

It is to be understood that certain minor features and changes may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as claimed.

Having thus described our invention, what we claim as new is z A hair drying structure comprising a hood having spaced inner and outer walls defining arr-air passage, an air suppl source secured said passage, said inner wall provided with spaced air wall a air upwardly in sald hood, and air outlets formed through the walls of said hood to permit said air to esca E therefrom.

In testimony whereof we hereunto aflix our signatures. 2

- WALTER A. GUNTER. 4 GHARLES F. GRIESSER.

. openinlgs, air deflectors secured to said inner jacent said openings for deflecting-the 

